WATER MECHANIC TECHNICIAN III

City of Amarillo•Surface Water Treatment (Osage), MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Chief Mechanic, the Water Mechanic Technician III serves on a mechanical maintenance crew for water facilities. The position performs and directs skilled, complex mechanical installations and repairs, and oversees and maintains mechanical equipment at water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and well fields. The technician may also assist other departments with mechanical needs. This role may act as lead mechanic, organize projects, and lead, train, and evaluate apprentices. It requires availability for callback duty, evenings, weekends, holidays, and inclement weather; the position is designated weather-essential personnel. The Technician III installs, maintains, and extends mechanical systems across Utility workgroups. Responsibilities include preventive, routine, and emergency maintenance; troubleshooting and repairs; maintaining equipment and facilities; project planning and coordination; parts and tool inventory; asset management and work orders; and maintaining job records, blueprints, ladder diagrams, and schematics. The position communicates regularly with operations staff and, when the supervisor is absent, with the Utilities Maintenance Manager about mechanical projects. The role includes general welding, fabrication, pipeline work, and safe operation of equipment and machinery. The technician must perform vehicle and equipment checks, wear required personal protective equipment, conduct job-site safety evaluations, and follow lockout/tagout procedures. Work may involve hazardous chemicals and energy sources, raw sewage, confined spaces, elevated heights, and extreme weather.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Maintain a valid Texas Driver's License.
Obtain a Class B Water License.
Obtain a CDL.
Three years of experience in a supervisory role and ability to lead a crew independently.
Ability to install, maintain, and extend mechanical systems throughout the various Utility workgroups.
Understanding of the City of Amarillo lockout/tagout policy.
Ability to follow safety procedures and use the safety equipment necessary to maintain a safe work environment.
Ability to safely use basic hand tools, precision measurement tools, and other troubleshooting equipment.
Ability to troubleshoot and make emergency repairs safely and productively in stressful situations.
Ability to work around potentially hazardous chemicals and frequently around moving equipment and potentially hazardous hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical energy sources up to 4,160 volts under supervision.
Ability to work cooperatively as part of a team and independently.
Knowledge of blueprints, specifications, schematics, and operation and maintenance manuals.
Ability to operate bucket trucks, front-end loaders, forklifts, and skid loaders.
Knowledge of motor control system operations, power system operations, and lighting systems.
Proficiency in reading and writing for accurate communication and information transfer, and ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Skill with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs, work at elevated heights, and stand on concrete for long periods.
Ability to work in confined spaces such as vaults.
Willingness and ability to work where raw sewage is present.
Ability to climb a 100-foot overhead water storage tower to perform maintenance.
Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, more than 50 pounds frequently, and more than 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
Ability to balance, climb, crawl, crouch, walk, stand, kneel, stoop, sit, hear, feel, finger, grasp, handle, reach, pull, push, speak, see, talk, make rational decisions, and perform repetitive motions.
Availability for callbacks, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime as needed, emergencies, and inclement weather.

Nice To Haves

Texas CDL (listed as preferred in the general minimum requirements, though Technician III requirements separately state that a CDL must be obtained).
Experience in a mechanical trade and/or industrial maintenance.

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, and emergency installations, troubleshooting, repairs, and corrections of mechanical problems affecting buildings and equipment at water and wastewater facilities.
Maintain and inspect stationary equipment, including water and wastewater pumps, valves, compressors, fittings, chemical feed and chlorine systems, belt filter presses, polymer systems, gas digesters, belt conveyance systems, and blowers.
Plan and implement installations and daily repair projects, including ordering parts, arranging tools and equipment, and coordinating work with other projects and operating schedules.
Keep the supervisor informed of schedule delays caused by unscheduled or emergency work requests.
Assist in maintaining necessary inventories of parts, supplies, and tools.
Participate in asset management inventory and execute assigned work orders.
Maintain daily job and progress reports and update blueprints, ladder diagrams, and schematics; make records available at a central Utilities location.
Occasionally assist other departments with mechanical needs.
Act as lead mechanic when needed and assist crew members with predictive and preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of mechanical and control systems.
Plan and organize mechanical projects to use labor and materials efficiently.
Clean and maintain buildings, structures, and equipment.
Lead, train, and evaluate apprentices.
Serve on call duty on a fixed or rotating schedule.
Perform general welding, fabrication, and pipeline work.
Promote safe working conditions for mechanical and non-mechanical personnel.
Communicate with the Utilities Maintenance Manager about mechanical projects during the supervisor's absence.
Communicate daily with operations staff about the status of mechanically powered equipment before, during, and after work.
Perform before-use and after-use checks of vehicles and equipment.
Wear and maintain required personal protective equipment, evaluate job-site safety, and properly use lockout/tagout procedures.
Perform assigned Technician III skills tests, including chlorine-system shutdown and preventive maintenance, supervised heavy machinery operation, planning and leading an asset preventive-maintenance inspection and developing an SOP or JSA, and organizing a purchase order with required documentation.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the assigned supervisor.